Italy unearths huge Roman barracks during Rome metro dig
Excavation work for a new metro line in Rome has unearthed a huge Roman barracks from the 2nd Century AD when Emperor Hadrian was in power.
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5 keys to debunking climate fatalism
How do you know when you are about to have an encounter with a Climate Fatalist?
Tenure Denied
At Dartmouth, an Asian-American professor receives unanimous English department backing and is rejected at higher levels.
As drought grips South Africa, a conflict over water and coal
Facing one of the worst droughts in memory, South Africa’s leaders have doubled down on their support of the water-intensive coal industry.
Obama administration directs schools to accommodate transgender students
The Obama administration on Friday directed schools across the nation to provide transgender students with access to suitable facilities ...
Chinese language is difficult to learn, sure, but outdated? No!
Everyone knows that the Chinese language is one of the most difficult languages in the world, but is it "backwards" or "unsuitable for the modern age" as some in the West says it is?
India to ‘divert rivers’ to tackle drought
India is set to divert water from its rivers to deal with a severe drought, a senior minister has told the BBC.
2016 to be hottest year yet as April smashes records
The Earth is heating up like an oven and is showing no signs of slowing.
Can #EcoFinance go mainstream?
The Yale Center for Business and the Environment, the Conservation Finance Network and GreenBiz Group hosted #EcoFinanceChat on Thursday, a Twitter chat on the theme of what will it take for conservation finance to go mainstream.
Contours of a New Discipline
Conference at Georgetown U discusses how to train future ed-tech leaders and whether creating a new discipline is the answer.
